Offensive line to blame for Chargers stuffing Barber

IRVING – Without naming names, Cowboys coach Wade Phillips essentially put the blame on the offensive line for Marion Barber failing to get into the end zone Sunday despite getting three cracks from the 1-yard line.

“We didn’t block it as well as we wanted to, certainly. I think that was more it than anything,” Phillips said.

Let’s not forget that right guard Leonard Davis, who Barber tried to follow into the end zone on fourth down, is 31 years old and seldom gets a breather because of the lack of depth along the offense live. Perhaps he’s worn down, although Phillips shot down that notion.

Asked if the offensive line was slowing down late in the season, Phillips said, “No, we gashed them all the way down the field (on that drive). That’s the disappointing thing. We couldn’t get it in from the 1-yard line.”